Opera librettist “who has shaken up the timid, backward-looking business of American opera.” (or so says Alex Ross) #breakingthewaves #angelsbone #jfkopera
New York City
Joined February 2009
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AVAILABLE NOW! 💿 The first-ever recording of Breaking the Waves by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek is out today! We’re honored to bring this groundbreaking work to life and thrilled to share it!
🎧 Listen to Breaking the Waves on all streaming platforms: lnk.to/BreakingtheWaves
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That's a wrap on All Rise 🙌
Classics brought to life by the world's finest artists and astonishing premieres that challenged and delighted us. This was the 2026 Edinburgh International Festival.
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The reviews are in for The Galloping Cure 🎠
There's just two performances left of this dark fairytale of an opera, secure your tickets now via link in bio 🎫
📸 Andrew Perry/Edinburgh International Festival
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How far will you go for love? 🌊
Toi Toi Toi to the incredible cast of Breaking the Waves ahead a fantastic Houston premiere. This thought-provoking opera challenges the lengths one will go for love & faith.✨Don’t miss this experience, with 5 chances to see it, through May 4!
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Calling all film buffs! 🎬📽️🍿 Get ready for our spring production of Mazzoli & Vavrek’s Breaking the Waves with a Lars von Trier double-feature weekend at River Oaks Theatre and MFAH!
🌎 MELANCHOLIA | bit.ly/3DD69PJ
🌊 BREAKING THE WAVES | bit.ly/41xe6xL – at Houston, TX
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Tomorrow through Sunday: @OperaPhila premieres THE LISTENERS, with a libretto by Cycle 16's @rvavrek. operaphila.org/whats-on/in-t…
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So, how *should* we support our creators? To find out, read my @ClassicalMusic_ article on operatic innovation.
classical-music.uk/opinion/a…
Thanks to @rvavrek @ErrollynWallen @JobyTalbot for speaking with me for this piece!
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Ce soir à 21h sur MEZZO LIVE ! shorturl.at/22uFI
Karlsson : Melancholia à l'Opéra Royal de Suède - @KungligaOperan
Mise en scène Sláva Daubnerová - Lauren Snouffer, Rihab Chaieb, Anne Sofie von Otter, Jens Herrmann, Ola Eliasson, Johan Edholm, Mikael Stenbaek
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Alberta-born, Brooklyn-based Royce Vavrek often laces contemporary issues throughout his wide oeuvre | @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/arts/the…
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Now available for pre-order @ Amazon
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Emily Watson wins best supporting performance in Berlin for 'Small Things Like These' thr.cm/XGydMMM
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Need some new holiday music to add to your playlist? 🎄🎶 Subscribe to @AppleClassical today and find two holiday operas from HGO – Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s It's a Wonderful Life, and Ricky Ian Gordon and Royce Vavrek’s The House Without a Christmas Tree! – at Houston, TX
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Thank you Andrew Norman for supporting @lunacomplab! All donations to our year-end campaign will help unlock a $10,000 match put forward by parents of our alumni. Make a tax-deductible donation today at lunacompositionlab.org and support the next generation of composers!
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If you could not attend Mermaid in the Jar (libretto by @rvavrek) locally, a free stream will be available here 11/30-12/1. Heartfelt thanks once more to everyone at Mannes Opera who made this production possible. youtube.com/watch?v=qvn3HrC5…
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Cincinnati Opera and the University of Cincinnati-Conservatory of Music announced the next workshop in their joint program, Opera Fusion: New Works. The workshop features the new opera 'Lincoln in the Bardo' by Missy Mazzoli and libretto by Royce Vavrek.
ow.ly/anCx50Q15JY
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Next Thursday @operwuppertal will give the Dutch premiere of @duYun and librettist @rvavrek's compelling opera 'Angel's Bone' for one performance only at @muziekgebouw
muziekgebouw.nl/en/agenda/12…
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Cincinnati Opera and CCM to Workshop LINCOLN IN THE BARDO, a New Opera by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek, through Opera Fusion: New Works Partnership behindthecurtaincincy.com/20… @cincinnatiopera @UC_CCM
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In the world premiere of Melancholia tonight, Anne Sofie von Otter creates the role of Gaby in Mikael Karsson’s Lars Von Trier-inspired opera, conducted by Andrea Molino at the Royal Swedish Opera.
More info: ow.ly/GTWe50PSiAn
#premiere #HPVoice #RoyalSwedishOpera #opera
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Depression collides with doomsday when Lars von Trier's blockbuster "Melancholia" becomes a newly written opera this fall.
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Kungliga Operan: World premiere of Melancholia, a groundbreaking opera experience on the road to a comforting doom via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/33…
